This is "Wildman jr" and sugar the hen. Wildman, the father is a large black Silkie bantam. Sugar is a small white Silkie bantam. Wildman was named because he refuses to live in the coop with the other chickens so I stopped trying. Sugar is not the genetic mom. The genetic mom could be a rir...
I have had most of the breeds I would just say RIR they lay well meat is good, roosters are big enough to chase most predators. Buff Orp also now one of those roosters is just plain scary when they get big and go after something people included. Buff orp more likely to go broody which is...
that's very helpful. I couldn't find much information about that specific issue. I am taking eggs out of a coop with many hens laying in one box and a broody sitting on it until I can get them in the afternoon where they go into storage. Maybe next week I will let her sit on some.